An outreach education and treatment project in Ghana for the early stage of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 97, No. 2, Year 2003
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Mycobacterium ulcerans disease starts as a painless, subcutaneous nodule, excision of which prevents the development of large Buruli ulcers. An outreach programme was set up in Ghana to promote nodule recognition and excision. The programme was cost-effective and shifted the pattern of disease presentation. This could form a model for other countries.